Putting board for a baseball game

ABSTRACT

A putting board is used to play a simulated game of baseball, wherein a player putts a golf ball onto a sloped playing surface of the putting board. A pair of homerun ramps are provided on the playing surface and a ramp having a double and a triple hole therethrough is mounted onto the top playing surface. The top playing surface has a pair of single openings therethrough, as well as a plurality of out apertures. A nine inning game of baseball is played by putting the golf ball onto the sloped playing surface.

United States Patent 11 1 Carmen 1 Oct. 21, 1975 PUTTING BOARD FOR A BASEBALL GAME [75] Inventor:

[73] Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.,

New York, NY.

22 Filed: Jan. 30, 1975 21 Appl. No 545,576

Kenneth Carmen, Hauppauge, N.Y.

[52] US. Cl 273/88; 273/180 [51] Int. Cl. A63F 7/06 [58] Field of Search 273/87, 87.2, 87.4, 88,

273/89, 90,176 R, 176 A, 176 E, 176 F, 176 FA,176 FB,176 H, 118 R, 93 R, 177 R, 178 R, 180,176 B, 123

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,611,660 12/1926 Manly 273/176 l-l 1,783,338 12/1930 Mann 273/88 X Phelan 273/89 Whitehall 273/90 3,358,997 12/1967 Belz 273/89 3,424,463 l/l969 Matthews 273/87 C X 3,476,076 ll/1969 McDougall, .lr. 273/90 X 3,764,139 10/1973 Cohen 273/88 Primary ExaminerRichard C. Pinkham Assistant Examiner-Harry G. Strappello Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Richard E. Nanfeldt 57 ABSTRACT A putting board is used to play a simulated game of baseball, wherein a player putts a golf ball onto a sloped playing surface of the putting board. A pair of homerun ramps are provided on the playing surface and a ramp having a double and a triple hole therethrough is mounted onto the top playing surface. The top playing surface has a pair of single openings therethrough, as well as a plurality of out apertures. A nine inning game of baseball is played by putting the golf ball onto the sloped playing surface.

7 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures US. Patent Oct. 21, 1975 2 49 42 \F F'Q. 46

PUTTING BOARD FOR A BASEBALL GAME SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION My invention relates to a unique and novel putting board used to play a simulated baseball game.

A number of U.S. Pat. Nos.: 2,014,992; 3,054,615; 3,343,843; 3,399,899; and 3,427,030 have been employed as golf games, but these aforementioned patents are non-applicable to my present invention.

Accordingly, it is an object of my present invention to provide a putting board used to play a simulated game of baseball, wherein a pair of homerun ramps are provided on the top playing surface of the putting board, as well as a ramp for a double or triple. Single holes, as well as out apertures are contained in the top playing surface of the putting board.

Another object of my present invention is to provide a putting board, wherein a player can improve his putting game.

A still further object of my present invention is to provide a putting board of simple design and relatively low manufacturing cost.

Briefly, my present invention comprises a putting board having a sloped playing surface. A pair of homerun ramps are provided on the playing surface, as well as a ramp having a double and triple hole therethrough is mounted onto the top playing surface. The top playing surface has a pair of single openings therethrough, as well as a plurality of out apertures. A nine inning game of simulated baseball is played by putting a golf ball onto the sloped playing surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objects and features of the invention may be understood with reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a top planar view of a player putting a golf ball onto a putting board; and

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along line 2-2 of the putting board.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. l-2 show a putting board 10 for a game of simulated baseball, wherein a nine inning game of baseball is played by two players 1 1 who putt a golf ball 12 with a putter 13 onto the putting board 10. The putting board 10 consist of a trapezodial shaped planar bottom base 14, wherein the rear edge 15 is wider than the parallel front edge 16. The bottom base 14 has an upward extending rear wall 17 and a pair of vertically upward extending triangular shaped side-walls 18, 19. A bottom forward corner 20 of the top edge 21 of each sidewall 18, 19 is joined to each front corner 22, 23 of the front edge 16 of base 14. The top edge 21 of each sidewall 18, 19 extends upwardly to be joined at its top rear corner 24 to a top corner 25 of the rear wall 17. A trapezodial shaped planar playing surface 27 of the same dimensions as base 14 has a rear 28 and front 29 parallel sides, as well as two side edges 30, 31. The front side 29 of surface 27 is joined to the front edge 16 of base 14. The playing surface 27 slopes upward towards the rear wall 17,

wherein the rear side 28 of playing surface 27 is joined onto the top horizontal edge 32 of the rear wall 17. The side edges 30, 31 of the playing surface 27 are joined onto the top edges 21 of each sidewall 18, 19. An upward extending vertical backboard member 33 is joined onto the top of the rear side 28 of the playing surface 27. Upward extending flange members 34, 35 are joined onto the top of the side edges 30, 31 of the playing surface 27, wherein each flange members 34, 35 extend forward from the backboard member 33 to the front side 29 of the playing surface 27. A plurality of apertures 36 of a smaller diameter than the golf ball 12 are contained in the left rear 37 and right rear 38 corners of the playing surface 27, wherein the apertures 36 are of a sufficient diameter to engage the golf ball 12. The openings 36 are representative of outs in a baseball game. A ramp 39 extends rearwardly in an upward direction from the center of the playing surface 27 to the center of the backboard member 33. A rearward portion of the ramp 39 has a double hole 40 and a triple hole 41 therethrough, wherein the double hole 40 is forward of the triple hole 41. A cup receiving member 42 is contained under each hole 40, 41, wherein each hole 40, 41 is of a sufficient diameter to allow the golf ball 12 to fall through each hole 40, 41 into each cup receiving member 42. A baseball diamond 43 is printed on the playing surface 27 wherein second base coincides with the double hole 40. The playing surface has a pair of single holes 44, 45 therethrough, wherein the holes 44, 45-coincide with first and third base of the baseball diamond 43. A cup receiving member 42 is contained under each hole 44, 45 wherein each hole 44, 45 is of a sufficient diameter to allow the golf ball 12 to fall through each hole 44, 45 into each cup receiving member 42. A first narrow channel bar shaped ramp 46 extends rearwardly in an upward direction from the center of the second base line 47 of the baseball diamond 43 to the right center of the backboard member 33, wherein the backboard member 33 has a first passageway 48 therethrough. A cup receiving member 42 is affixed to the rear face of backboard 33 around the first passageway 48, wherein passageway 48 is of sufficient diameter to allow a golf ball 12 traveling up the ramp 46 to fall through passageway 48 into the cup receiving member 42. A second narrow channel bar shaped ramp 49 extends rearwardly in an upward direction from the center of the third base line 50 of the baseball diamond 43 to the left center of the backboard member 33, wherein the backboard member 33 has a second passageway 51 therethrough. A cup receiving member 42 is affixed to the rear face of the backboard member 33 around the second passageway 51, wherein passageway 51 is of sufficient diameter to allow a golf ball 12 traveling up the ramp 49 to fall through a passageway 51 into the cup receiving member 42. If a golf ball 12 travels up either ramp 46', 49 and falls through passageways 48, 51, the player has made a homerun. If the golf ball 12 falls through a single hole 44, 45, the player 11 is considered to have made a single. If a golf ball 12 falls through a double opening 40, the player 11 is considered to have made a double. If the golf ball 12 falls through a triple opening 41, the player is considered to have made a triple. If a golf ball 12 rolls back off the front side 29 of the playing surface, the player 11 is considered to have made a strike 26 as printed on the playing surface 27.

The player 11 stands in front of the putting board and putts the golf ball 12 onto the playing surface 27. A nine inning game of baseball is played by two players 11 putting the golf ball 12 onto the playing surface 27 of the putting board 10, wherein singles, doubles, triples and homeruns are made resulting in scored runs.

Hence, obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the invention described herein, such modifications being within the spirit and scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all matter contained herein is intended as an illustrative and not as limiting in scope.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A putting board for playing a game of baseball, which comprises:

a. a trapezodial shaped bottom base having a parallel front and rear end;

b. said bottom base having an upward extending rear wall and upward extending triangular shaped sidewalls, wherein said sidewalls extend rearwardly upward;

c. a trapezodial shaped planar playing surface affixed to a front edge of said bottom base, the top edges of said sidewalls and a top horizontal edge of said rear wall;

d. an upward extending backboard joined onto a top rear side of said playing surface;

e. upward extending flange members joined onto a top of each side edge of said playing surface, wherein said flanges communicate with said backboard and extend forwardly to said front edge of said bottom base;

f. a baseball diamond printed centrally on said playing surface;

g. said playing surface having a pair of single holes therethrough, wherein said holes coincide with a first base and a third base of said baseball diamond;

h. a ramp extending rearwardly in an upward direction from a center of said playing surface to a center of said backboard;

i. said ramp having a double opening therethrough,

wherein said double opening coincides with a second base of said baseball diamond;

j. said ramp having a triple opening therethrough, and said triple hole rearward of said double hole;

k. two homerun ramps extending upwardly from said playing surface to said backboard, a homerun ramp being disposed adjacent each side of the first said ramp;

1. a plurality of apertures contained in a left rear and a right rear corner of said playing surface; and

m. a golf ball putted onto said playing surface.

2. A putting board as recited in claim 1, wherein said holes representing said first base and said third base are of a larger diameter than said golf ball.

3. A putting board as recited in claim 2, wherein said openings representing said second base and said third base are of a larger diameter than said golf ball.

4. A putting board as recited in claim 3, wherein said plurality of apertures are of a smaller diameter than said golf ball.

5. A putting board as recited in claim 4, wherein said first homerun ramp comprises:

a. a first channel bar shaped ramp extends rearwardly in an upward direction from a center of a first base line to a left center of said back board; and

b. said backboard having a first passageway therethrough, wherein said first channel bar shaped ramp aligns with said first passageway.

6. A putting board as recited in claim 5, wherein said second homerun ramp comprises:

a. a second channel bar shaped ramp extends rearwardly in an upward direction from a center of a third base line to a right center of said backboard; and

.b. said backboard having a second passageway therethrough, wherein said second channel bar shaped ramp aligns with said second passageway.

7. A putting board as recited in claim 6, further com prises a plurality of cup receiving members communicating with said first passageway, with said second passageway, said double hole, said triple hole, and said pair of said single holes. 

1. A putting board for playing a game of baseball, which comprises: a. a trapezodial shaped bottom base having a parallel front and rear end; b. said bottom base having an upward extending rear wall and upward extending triangular shaped sidewalls, wherein said sidewalls extend rearwardly upward; c. a trapezodial shaped planar playing surface affixed to a front edge of said bottom base, the top edges of said sidewalls and a top horizontal edge of said rear wall; d. an upward extending backboard joined onto a top rear side of said playing surface; e. upward extending flange members joined onto a top of each side edge of said playing surface, wherein said flanges communicate with said backboard and extend forwardly to said front edge of said bottom base; f. a baseball diamond printed centrally on said playing surface; g. said playing surface having a pair of single holes therethrough, wherein said holes coincide with a first base and a third base of said baseball diamond; h. a ramp extending rearwardly in an upward direction from a center of said playing surface to a center of said backboard; i. said ramp having a double opening therethrough, wherein said double opening coincides with a second base of said baseball diamond; j. said ramp having a triple opening therethrough, and said triple hole rearward of said double hole; k. two homerun ramps extending upwardly from said playing surface to said backboard, a homerun ramp being disposed adjacent each side of the first said ramp; l. a plurality of apertures contained in a left rear and a right rear corner of said playing surface; and m. a golf ball putted onto said playing surface.
 2. A putting board as recited in claim 1, wherein said holes representing said first base and said third base are of a larger diameter than said golf ball.
 3. A putting board as recited in claim 2, wherein said openings representing said second base and said third base are of a larger diameter than said golf ball.
 4. A putting board as recited in claim 3, wherein said plurality of apertures are of a smaller diameter than said golf ball.
 5. A putting board as recited in claim 4, wherein said first homerun ramp comprises: a. a first channel bar shaped ramp extends rearwardly in an upward direction from a center of a first base line to a left center of said back board; and b. said backboard having a first passageway therethrough, wherein said first channel bar shaped ramp aligns with said first passageway.
 6. A putting board as recited in claim 5, wherein said second homerun ramp comprises: a. a second channel bar shaped ramp extends rearwardly in an upward direction from a center of a third base line to a right center of said backboard; and b. said backboard having a second passageway therethrough, wherein said second channel bar shaped ramp aligns with said second passageway.
 7. A putting board as recited in claim 6, further comprises a plurality of cup receiving members communicating with said first passageway, with said second passageway, said double hole, said triple hole, and said pair of said single holes. 